Karem Ben Hnia

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Karem Ben Hnia
Personal information
NationalityTunisian
Born (1994-11-13) 13 November 1994 (age 30)
Monastir, Tunisia
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Sport Weightlifting
Medal record
African Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Casablanca –69 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Yaoundé –69 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Vacoas –69 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Mahébourg –69 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Cairo –73 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Nairobi –73 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Tunis –73 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Ismailia –73 kg

Karem Ben Hnia (born 13 November 1994) [1] is a Tunisian Olympic weightlifter from the city of Moknine.

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Career

Ben Hnia took up weightlifting at the age of eight. [2]

He represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He also represented Tunisia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He competed in the men's 73 kg event. [3]

He won gold medals in all three Men's 73 kg events at the 2019 African Games. [4]

In August 2024, Ben Hnia competed in the men's 73 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France. He lifted 330 kg in total and placed eighth.

Major results

YearVenueWeightSnatch (kg)Clean & Jerk (kg)TotalRank
123Rank123Rank
Olympic Games
2016 Flag of Brazil.svg Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 69 kg 147150150177177177DNF
2021 Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo, Japan 73 kg 1481511531851901903386
2024 Flag of France.svg Paris, France 73 kg 1451451491811861873308
World Championships
2011 Flag of France.svg Paris, France 62 kg 115120120261451501502626027
2015 Houston, United States 69 kg 146149 1505176181 18353335
2017 Anaheim, United States 69 kg 145145146
2018 Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 73 kg 146151154 10180185 18673377
2019 Flag of Thailand.svg Pattaya, Thailand 73 kg
2023 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 73 kg 1461461491318018618843326
2024 Flag of Bahrain.svg Manama, Bahrain 73 kg 1451491511118218418873335
IWF World Cup
2020 Roma, Italy73 kg145149152Silver medal icon.svg180184Gold medal icon.svg333Gold medal icon.svg
2024 Phuket, Thailand73 kg145147149181751832215
African Games
2015 Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo69 kg135145146Gold medal icon.svg170173180Gold medal icon.svg308Gold medal icon.svg
2019 Rabat, Morocco73 kg145150153Gold medal icon.svg180189Gold medal icon.svg333Gold medal icon.svg
African Championships
2012 Nairobi, Kenya69 kg117117123515016216252735
2013 Casablanca, Morocco69 kg135140143Gold medal icon.svg170178Gold medal icon.svg321Gold medal icon.svg
2016 Yaoundé, Cameroon69 kg141147147Gold medal icon.svg170180188Gold medal icon.svg317Gold medal icon.svg
2017 Vacoas, Mauritius69 kg140147150Gold medal icon.svg170180186Gold medal icon.svg327Gold medal icon.svg
2018 Mahébourg, Mauritius69 kg130140145Gold medal icon.svg163170175Gold medal icon.svg320Gold medal icon.svg
2019 Cairo, Egypt73 kg144146152Gold medal icon.svg180186190Gold medal icon.svg338Gold medal icon.svg
2021 Nairobi, Kenya73 kg140149150Gold medal icon.svg180180180Gold medal icon.svg330Gold medal icon.svg
2023 Tunis, Tunisia73 kg146149149Gold medal icon.svg180187187Gold medal icon.svg326Gold medal icon.svg
2024 Ismailia, Egypt73 kg144145Gold medal icon.svg175Gold medal icon.svg320Gold medal icon.svg

References

  1. "Karem Ben Hnia". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  2. "BEN HNIA Karem" . Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  3. Oliver, Brian (28 July 2021). "Shi Zhiyong wins weightlifting gold with world record - and bronze for B Group Indonesian". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  4. Etchells, Daniel (27 August 2019). "Ekevwo and Ta Lou claim 100m titles at African Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 27 August 2019.